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• quasi in rem — / in rem/ adv or adj [Latin, as if against a thing]: as if one were proceeding against the thing used esp. in reference to proceedings (as for attachment of property) in which one seeks satisfaction of a claim against a person by adjudication of… …   Law dictionary

• Quasi in rem jurisdiction — Quasi in rem (Latin, as if against a thing ) is a legal term referring to a legal action based on property rights of a person absent from the jurisdiction.A quasi in rem action is commonly used when jurisdiction over the defendant is unobtainable …   Wikipedia

• In rem — is Latin for in a thing . In a lawsuit, an action in rem is directed towards some specific piece of property, rather than being a claim for, say, monetary compensation against a person (which is an in personam or personal action). It focuses on… …   Wikipedia

• actio de in rem verso — ac·tio de in rem ver·so / ak shē ō ˌdē in rem vər sō, äk tē ō ˌdā in rem ver sō/ n [Latin, legal action over something converted to the benefit (of the principal in the law of agency)] in the civil law of Louisiana: a doctrine equivalent to the… …   Law dictionary

• Actio de in rem verso — is a legal term meaning enrichment without cause. Its origin lies in the Roman Corpus Juris Civilis and French Code Napoleon. The five criteria of such a claim are:#There was an actual enrichment. #There was an impoverishment. #There is a… …   Wikipedia

• quasi in rem — ə̇nˈrem adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Latin, as if against a thing : as if against a thing (as a right, status, property) proceedings and judgments are quasi in rem when they are in a court having no jurisdiction over the person of the… …   Useful english dictionary

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• action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense …   Law dictionary

• Maritime lien — Admiralty law History …   Wikipedia

• conflict of laws — 1. dissimilarity or discrepancy between the laws of different legal orders, such as states or nations, with regard to the applicable legal rules and principles in a matter that each legal order wishes to regulate. 2. Also called private… …   Universalium

• jurisdiction — ju·ris·dic·tion /ˌju̇r əs dik shən/ n [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1: the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) to be… …   Law dictionary